Vitamin A, immunity, and infection.
Although a role for vitamin A in immunity to infectious diseases has long been suggested, only in the last decade have epidemiological, immunologic, and molecular studies yielded substantial evidence for…
A prospective study of nutritional factors and hypertension among US men.
BACKGROUND. An effect of diet in determining blood pressure is suggested by epidemiological studies, but the role of specific nutrients is still unsettled. METHODS AND RESULTS. The relation of various…
Vitamin C deficiency and risk of myocardial infarction: prospective population study of men from eastern Finland.
Objective: To examine the association between plasma vitamin C concentrations and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. Design: Prospective population study. Setting: Eastern Finland. Subjects: 1605 randomly selected men aged…
Effect of physical activity on thiamine, riboflavin, and vitamin B-6 requirements.
Because exercise stresses metabolic pathways that depend on thiamine, riboflavin, and vitamin B-6, the requirements for these vitamins may be increased in athletes and active individuals. Theoretically, exercise could increase…